; colors for plotting
; the IDL color notation for hex colors is reversed
; so we need to keep that in mind in order to see the correct colors
; the idl color notation is 'BBGGRR' instead of the usual 'RRGGBB'
barColors1 = [ $
  '007EFF'x, $		;orange
  'FF0080'x, $		;purple
  'CF9361'x, $		;blue
  '53B777'x, $		;green
  '0008E2'x, $		;red
  '5D92B3'x, $		;brown
  '00F5BF'x  ]		;lime
; darker versions of the same colors
barColors2 = [ $
  '005EBF'x, $		;orange
  'B3005A'x, $		;purple
  'AE5700'x, $		;blue
  '2C8900'x, $		;green
  '0F0F9C'x, $		;red
  '1A5175'x, $		;brown
  '00B38B'x  ]		;lime